But their fists ended up being redundant as the burlier of the two men, who fought bare-chested, ended up felling his opponent with a karate kick before using his right foot again to deliver two more blows to his head as he lay on the ground.

Only the impassioned shouts of a woman yelling ‘stop, stop’ - who appeared to be videoing the violence on a mobile phone - seemed to stop the winner of the fight continuing his assault.

Today the 40-year-old was set to appear in court after being identified and arrested on suspicion of assault.